'The Simpsons' Predicted Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Performance & That's Not The Only Time The Show Was Psychic

OK, I think it's time we admit it: TheSimpsons writers are sorcerers. There's no other explanation as to how a cartoon has predicted so many real-life scenarios. It's not coincidence; it's witch craft. I'm kidding, of course, but the show does have a reputation for making some eerie connections. Their latest? The Simpsons predicted Lady Gaga's Super Bowl show. Not just the fact that it would happen — she belongs on that kind of high-profile stage, so duh — but the performance itself.

In the Season 23 finale, “Lisa Goes Gaga,” Mother Monster (who also lent her voice to the 2012 episode) descends upon the arena while attached to a harness — much like she did when she took the stage at Sunday night's Super Bowl LI. They may not have gotten the songs — or the fire-shooting bra — right, but they were spot on with the entrance and the sparkly silver bodysuit. The internet is shook.

While it's possible that Gaga took inspiration from the animated imagining, she previously said her sister was the one that gave her the idea, and, based on these 12 other times The Simpsons predicted the future, it's fair to say the series has simply proved its psychic prowess yet again.

1Trump's Presidency

In Season 11, a 2000 episode titled "Bart To the Future" included a story line in which Bart was shown his future by a Native American. In one scene, Lisa had become president, and she was shown addressing her inner circle about the budget they inherited from former president Donald Trump.

2The 9/11 Attacks

One of the most popular Simpsons conspiracies stems from a 1997 episode in which Lisa is seen holding up a magazine printed with "New York," the number nine, and a silhouette of the Twin Towers that looks conspicuously like the number 11. It's chilling.

4The Ebola Outbreak

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According to a viral video that made the rounds in 2014, Marge offered Bart a book titled Curious George and the Ebola Virus in a 1997 episode, which YouTuber thecontroversy7 tied to the Ebola outbreak that sprouted up almost a decade later.

5NSA Wiretapping

Six years before Edward Snowden leaked documents about the NSA's surveillance, The Simpsons Movie featured an extended gag about the government spying on American citizens. In it, Marge makes an offhand remark telling Lisa not to be so paranoid about spies while on the run. Her comment sparks an alarm in a building where thousands of workers are listening to private conversations across the country, leading to the family's arrest.

6Smart Watches

In 1995 episode "Lisa's Wedding," Lisa's future fiancé makes a phone call using his watch. Two decades later, devices like the Apple Watch and Samsung Gear S3 have become a reality.

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8FIFA Scandal

A year before several high-ranking FIFA officials were arrested by the FBI on charges of corruption, The Simpsons featured a similar scenario in a 2014 episode. In it, Homer was approached by the executive vice president of the “world football federation” to referee the World Cup, only to be later carted off the field by American authorities on, you guessed it, charges of corruption. The episode even predicted Germany as the winners of that year’s tournament.

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11Siegfried And Roy Tiger Attack

A decade before the careers of magician duo Siegfried & Roy were brought to a tragic halt when Roy Horn was mauled by one of their white tigers in 2003, The Simpsons featured a pair of flamboyant German magicians who met a similar demise. Their performance at Mr. Burns' casino was cut short when they were attacked by one of their signature white tigers.